Moving Toward End to Shutdown

Boehner is caving and the odds of budget compromise have greatly improved, writes a political handicapper.

Neither House Speaker John Boehner nor the Tea Party ever had an exit strategy, so it doesn't surprise us that the Speaker is beginning to cave.

Here's how Boehner capitulated in the past 24 hours: he all but conceded that Obamacare can't be stopped or altered; he ruled out a default crisis; he admitted that he may need votes from House Democrats; and he changed the subject on what the GOP wants.